Venue Exotica

Designers who dared to go for bold runway locations and features

Implications - Fashion shows are venues designers use to flaunt their creativity. In 2008, designers branched out on the types of models they used as well as their settings. While there was no desert or Great Wall like in 2007, there were edible runways, sliding catwalks and shows on airport tarmacs.

Rosa Chá’s first ever men’s show opened with male model Rodrigo Rothen showering au naturel on the catwalk. What a way to start your runway show!
While the shower scene has been done before (by Dean and… [More]

The Catwalks are always a great show, and it seems each season, they become more spectacular than the last. Earlier this week we featured Fendi's show on the Great Wall of China, and now we're seeing Pierre… [More]

We've featured green walls, inside and out, even green roofs, green dog houses and living interior designs. Etro, always on the cutting edge of style, realized the popularity of covering surfaces in live… [More]

Massive gloves, rockinâ€™ bathing suits and heart-shaped glasses skid across the catwalk for Neonâ€™s fall/winter 2008 show. Models may have had a harder time balancing even though stilettos were replaced… [More]

The HUGO by Hugo Boss show made quite an impression at Berlin Fashion Week on Sunday as it took off on the tarmac runways, creating a very surprising setting.
The Tempelhof Airport runways were transformed… [More]